Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has announced that the Nigeria Police Force will hold him in custody until further notice. This followed his refusal to accept their bail conditions, which he described as “illegal”. SaharaReporters learnt that Sowore will be taken to the police office located at Abattoir, which was formerly used by the defunct…
The Lagos State Government has indefinitely suspended operations on its Red Line Mass Transit Train Service (LRMT), a project that is part of the ₦100 billion Greater Lagos Urban Transportation Project. The Red Line, which commenced operations on October 15, 2024, after being commissioned by President Bola Tinubu in February, was expected to provide critical…
The Senate ad hoc committee, established to investigate alleged economic sabotage in Nigeria’s petroleum industry, has indefinitely postponed its public hearing originally scheduled for September 10 to 12. The decision was announced late Sunday by the committee’s chair, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central). The committee, a 15-member panel inaugurated on July 22, 2024, was…
